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X-Ray Tomography

Author: Christian THIERY

Publication date: December 10, 2013, Review date: January 12, 2023

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2. Tomographic tool

Officially born in 1971 for medical applications, X-ray tomography has evolved considerably since then, in both the medical and industrial fields. Seeing inside an object to reconstruct its internal structure in three dimensions - tomography's field of excellence - appears to be a major asset in the development and manufacture of industrial parts, for which good material quality (absence of defects) remains the surest guarantee against weaknesses and embrittlement during operation.

Illustration of the rear-projection principle
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